Channing | Cozying Up with Anxiety

Channing is a rare disease mama who has faced many ups and lots of downs over the last decade of motherhood. Her daughter, Peytan, has a condition called Cystinosis and is in need of a kidney donation. Today Channing is bravely opening up with us about how her anxiety has affected her and her family as they face the unknowns of a rare disease.  Topics we talked about that you do not want to miss: Peytan was diagnosed with Cystinosis at 15 months old Parenting a rare disease child and a healthy child together Living vs deceased kidney donor Knowing your anxiety and taking care of your needs How you can help Peytan (organ transplant process OR buying a cozy blanket!) Links and resources: Find out if you are eligible to be a kidney donor: sentara.donorscreen.org (You must list Peytan Taylor as the specific recipient.)  Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Join the WAC Society to talk about all things pod related: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast Catch up with Suz: @suzgeoghegan on insta See what Diane is up to: @diane.kay.erdman on insta Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on our upcoming stories from other members of our medical and disabled community.  And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 star rating and a review!  Thank You! 

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We call ourselves the 4am Mom Club because more nights than not, our kids are awake at 4am. We both have very medical, complicated, rare, beautiful children. This is a podcast for medical and disability mamas (and the people who love them) who are facing a life they never expected. We share hope-filled stories of families, all shapes, colors, sizes and abilities, all in different phases of their medically complex or disabled caregiving journey. When Autumn Comes Podcast is a program of the Apricity Hope Project nonprofit. Our mission is to care for caregiver. Learn more at apricityhope.org